The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-02
THE EEELGX.a EIGEG SCHOOL,.
The CioSin. Exercises


OF the Helena High School were held
on last Friday evening, in the union
church building at Helena. The motto
of the school-"The End Crowns the
Work''-was pinned i'll green letters
above the stage which was built across
the floor immediately fronting tie pu!-
pit. The organ was placed.in the recess
in rear OF the pulpit and hid from view
by curtains-a good conception that
added much to the rendition OF the pro-
gramme. The room WAS filled with an
audience composed OF persons Of all
ages from Helena, Newberry and the
surrounding country. Promptly at St
o'clock the curtain was drawn, reveal
ing the school OIL the stage. This bright
picture, together with the opening song,
gave promise OF i delightful and sue cess
iul occasion, which WAS maintained
throughout the evening without flaw,
to the Joy OF parents, the qualification OF
teachers, the comfort OF pupils and the
pleasant entertainment of the entire
audience, and, too, giving practical
illustration to the merit Of the motto OF
the school-for the end certainly did in
this instance cr0rn tie cork.
The programme, condensed, WIS as
follows:
Salutatory by four little boys.
Speech by Lafayette johnson.
Concert rccitations by primary class.
Song By school-Concert Bells.
Essays by second class-Miss Lily
Summers, Make Haste Slowly; Miss Sal
lie Kibler, After Darkness, Light; Miss
Lizzie Zobel, Friendship; Miss Mary
Leigh kilgore, Cheerfulness; Miss Popie
Rollerson, The End Crowns the Work.
May Festival by fourteen little chill
dren. This scene by the little midse;s
was exceedingly good. In adj iiion 10
the usual queen, crown bearer and scep-
tre bearer, there were numerous flowers
represented and the characters of Venus,
Cupid, Temperance, Bacchus and Com
ct, which Was great Improvement.
Each carried lis or her sign-Venus her
golden crown and wand; Cupid his bow,
arrow and we'll filled quiver; Temper
ance hi: goblet Of pure, cold water;
Bacchl5 his wreath OF ivy and silver emp
Of vile, and each one, representing the
different flowers, held them i'll hand.
Each character was charmingly person.
ated. Miss Crosi:, Welch, who acted as
Comet, could not have carried her train
more gracefully if she had been al eS-
perienced society belle. Her costume
was cream white with court train span
gled, over which was worn Il long tulle
veil dotted with gilt stars and confined
at the head with a large Star. Tie fair
queen, little Linda Wclch, could not
have been exceilcd in grace, composure
and clearness OF utteraEce. Masters
Jack Summers and Surry Shockley, re-
spectively as Cupid and Bacchns, could
put TO shame many older young men.
Recitation by Miss E!oise Welch-The
Last Hymn. This was beautifully and
swcetly given, and showed that The very
best one in all the school had been Sc
lected for the purpost. The repeating
strains Of The organ and voice by tie
singer in the distance (the rear) lent ad-
ditional impressiveEcsS to the touching
recital.
The O.d Clock Oh the S;airS-by nine
children--was we'll executed and apprc-
ciatingly received.
The Broom Song-by thirteen little
mi$ses-was one OF the most interesting
features OF the programme. A the cur
tain rose the music comm need and i'll
marched the young laGie,, led by little
Joe Lane, each with a small new broom
Oh her shoulder. The time was perfect.
AS each little miss reached her position
on the stage hvr broom was lowered in
front OF her. Then commenced the
song, with movement of The broom. and
50 well did they understand their parts
that each word and III mt was in
exact time. The young ladies wore
with their white dresses pink bodices
and tall white caps, which gave them a
yer quaint appearance. As they dis
appeared from the stage the captivated
audience showed their appreciation fy
encoring them again and again. !
Recitation BY Master Jimmie Bowers
Philip Barton, Engineer. Those who
knew Jimmie's early-developed talent
looked for something good, and were
not disappointed; and those who did not